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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mati
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Declension
Declension of *màti (r-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *màti | *màteri | *màteri |
| Accusative | *màterь | *màteri | *màteri |
| Genitive | *màtere | *màteru | *màterъ |
| Locative | *màtere | *màteru | *màterьxъ |
| Dative | *màteri | *màterьma | *màterьmъ |
| Instrumental | *màterьjǫ, *màteřǭ* | *màterьma | *màterьmī |
| Vocative | *màti | *màteri | *màteri |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- Old East Slavic: мати (mati)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*màti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303: “f. r (a) ‘mother’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “mati matere”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “mother (NA 136, 139, 143; SA 18; PR 133)”
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